Brisbane’s specialty cafe supplier joins one of Australia’s largest independent beverage wholesalers, bringing the country’s best alt-milk and specialty range under a national distribution network.
Brisbane, April 2026 — The Milkmen Supply Co. has officially joined Kellys Distributors, marking a new chapter for two of Queensland’s most-respected names in cafe supply.
The move brings Milkmen’s specialty range – alternative milks, StrangeLove sodas, Simple Juice and compostable packaging – under the wing of Kellys’ 20-year-old wholesale operation, with its 150+ brand catalogue, expanded delivery footprint and national reach.
For the cafes both businesses serve, the message is simple: same goal, stronger together.
A natural fit, four years in the making
Since 2020, Milkmen has built its name doing one thing properly – turning up reliably for Brisbane’s specialty cafes with the niche SKUs they actually pour. The kind of supplier baristas know by first name and that actually knows the difference between barista oat and the regular stuff.
Kellys, founded in 2004 and family-owned, has been running one of Australia’s largest independent wholesale operations out of Sunnybank Hills supplying cafes, restaurants, hotels and venues with everything from premium waters and craft mixers to syrups, energy drinks and packaging.
The two businesses have always shared the same north star: getting cafes the best products and service in Australia. Joining forces just makes that easier to deliver at scale.
What’s in it for cafes
For existing Milkmen customers, the day-to-day stays familiar. The full Milkmen catalogue – Oatly, MilkLab, Alternative Dairy Co., Califia Farms, StrangeLove, Simple Juice, compostable cups – is stocked and ready. What’s new is that all Milkmen’s customers have now also access to Kellys’ full 150+ brand catalogue: premium waters like San Pellegrino and Voss, craft mixers, energy drinks, syrups and beyond.
For existing Kellys customers, the catalogue just got more interesting. The full Milkmen specialty range is now live through all platforms. New brands to champion, new favourites to stock, new things to put on the menu. The ordering process stays exactly the same.
Milkmen isn’t going anywhere
While orders, deliveries and warehousing are now handled by Kellys, Milkmen is stepping into a new role – becoming a content and community platform for Australia’s cafe industry. Marketing updates, trends, tips, and the kind of insider know-how that only the people on the road every day can share.
Same faces. Fresh focus.
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Same goal. Stronger together.
The cafe supply landscape in Australia has always been fragmented. Cafes typically juggle four or five suppliers to cover the full back bar – toppings and syrups from one, alternative milks from another, packaging from a third, energy and mixers from a fourth.
Bringing Milkmen and Kellys together starts to fix that. One account. One delivery network. One team that knows every venue. More time at the bar, less time managing logistics.
We’re proud to welcome the Milkmen crew to the Kellys family, and equally proud to introduce existing Kellys customers to the Milkmen specialty range.
Got questions about what’s now available to you? Reach out to your sales representative or head to the dedicated Milkmen × Kellys page for the full story.
About Kellys Distributors Kellys Distributors is a 100% Australian-owned family business that has been wholesaling premium beverages, syrups, packaging and cafe essentials to cafes, restaurants, hotels and venues across Australia since 2004. Based in Sunnybank Hills, Brisbane.
About The Milkmen Supply Co. Founded in 2020, The Milkmen Supply Co. became Brisbane’s go-to specialty supplier for alternative milks, premium sodas and compostable cafe packaging. Joined Kellys Distributors in 2026 and now operates as the cafe industry’s content and community platform.
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